FINANCE COMMITEE CORNER

Last Sunday $8,327 was received in the offertory baskets at Mass and $4,394 was received through WeShare, for a total of $12,721.

Thank you for so generously giving to our regular collection. The Second Collection in support of Feeding our Neighbors totaled $4,566. 

An additional $715 was received toward the Christmas collection bringing the total to $79,657. Thank you.
 

FEEDING OUR NEIGHBORS:

Once again, Blessed Sacrament Parish will hold FEEDING OUR NEIGHBORS to help replenish Food Pantries in our community. From January 26 through February 3, you can Feed Our Neighbors by replenishing the Blessed Sacrament Food Pantry and our sister pantry at the Kennedy Center on West 134th Street. It only takes ONE SMALL CHANGE TO FEED THE HUNGRY. Together we can change lives.

FOUR SIMPLE WAYS TO PARTICIPATE ARE:

(1) Bring non-perishable foods to Saturday and Sunday Masses between January 26th and February 3rd (2) Support by donating money during a Mass collection (3) Volunteer at a Food Pantry near you and (4) Tell your legislators we must feed children at risk of hunger by using Bread for the World at bread.org/write-congress.

Pick up a flyer with Feeding Our Neighbors information and food list at the church entrance.

WOMEN DEACONS : PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

Please join us at Blessed Sacrament Church on

Thursday, February 21st at 7:00 pm for a very special evening.

Dr. Phyllis Zagano, a member of the Pontifical Study Commission on the Diaconate of Women, will discuss questions surrounding the restoration of women to the ordained diaconate. Dr. Zagano is an internationally acclaimed Catholic scholar and lecturer on contemporary spirituality and women's issues in the church. She is currently a senior research-associate-in-residence at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York. She will be available to sign books following the presentation.

*No RSVP required.

 

Please join us for this year’s auction: “Speakeasy Soiree” at the New York Academy of Medicine.

The annual auction is the school’s largest fundraising event of the year. This fundraiser will consist of an online auction (2/28 – 3/6) culminating with a cocktail party and silent auctionon Saturday, March 9, 2019.

Proceeds from this event will help to answer the “Call to Action” and provide the necessary funds to continue improvements to both campuses.  The auction has a rich history of raising pivotal funds that have transformed the School of Blessed Sacrament including a new library, computer lab, science lab and more.  

Planning for the auction is in full swing and we need your help to make this event a success.

Tickets at the door - $175

Visit www.sblsnyc.org for more information
 

OSV YOUNG ADULT ESSAY CONTEST

December 17, 2018 – March 6, 2019

Essay Prompt

The Bible is so much more than a book—it’s the living Word of God and a personal invitation to each of us to live abundant life. We want to know how God’s Word has impacted your life. What is your favorite New Testament passage and why? When did you first really encounter this passage, and how has it shaped your faith and helped you live more abundantly?

Rules

• There will be three age brackets, judged separately:

1) High school students

2) College students

3) Young adults (age 22 – 29)

• Essays must be 350 – 500 words.

• All essays must be your original work and true stories from your life.

• Entries will be evaluated on originality, inspirational impact, and quality of composition.

• Contest opens December 17, 2018 and ends Ash Wednesday (March 6), 2019

Prizes

Author of the top essay in each age bracket will receive a cash prize.

Top 7 entries in each age bracket will be published in a New Testament for Teens and Young Adults (coming in Fall 2019 from Our Sunday Visitor).

** Winning entries will be selected for publication at the sole discretion of Our Sunday Visitor. All entries will not be published. Entries must be submitted through the website in digital form. Hard copy entries will not be reviewed or returned. **

Enter the contest here.